Getting Creative With shape-outside
Last time, I asked, “Why do so many long-form articles feel visually flat?” I explained that: “Images…
Touring New CSS Features in Safari 26
A couple of days ago, the Apple team released Safari 26.0! Is it a big deal? I…
Google’s Spam Updates, Explained
Google completed its August 2025 algorithm update a few days ago. The update coincided with Google’s cancellation…
CSS Typed Arithmetic
CSS typed arithmetic is genuinely exciting! It opens the door to new kinds of layout composition and…
What Can We Actually Do With corner-shape?
When I first started messing around with code, rounded corners required five background images or an image…
36 Ways to Revive an Ecommerce Business
Listeners and readers of “Ecommerce Conversations” know I occasionally depart from interviews to share my experiences owning…
Composition in CSS
Tailwind and other utility libraries have been huge proponents of composition. But, to me, their version of…
Google PMax Unveils Optimization Tools
Google’s Performance Max campaigns place responsive ads across all Google channels based on audience signals. The search…
Should the CSS light-dark() Function Support More Than Light and Dark Values?
One of the newer CSS features that has piqued my interest: the light-dark() function. And I’ve been closely following…
New Ecommerce Tools: August 28, 2025
This week’s rundown of new products and services from vendors of ecommerce merchants includes AI-generated product images,…
Getting Creative With Images in Long-Form Content
When you picture placing images in long-form content — like articles, case studies, or reports — the…
Getting Creative With Quotes
Block quotes and pull quotes are useful for punctuating solid blocks of running text. They’re also two…
How to Prepare for CSS-Specific Interview Questions
If you landed on this article, chances are you might have a front-end interview coming up, perhaps…
Bringing Back Parallax With Scroll-Driven CSS Animations
For a period in the 2010s, parallax was a guaranteed way to make your website “cool”. Indeed,…
New Trust Platform Features Help Retailers Manage Agentic AI Risks
With AI agents expected to account for 20% or more of e-commerce traffic in the next five…
Thinking Deeply About Theming and Color Naming
As a front-end developer, I’ve been pretty curious about how other people code up their websites. So…
New Ecommerce Tools: July 30, 2025
This week’s rundown of new products and services for merchants includes rollouts for cryptocurrencies, agent-based analytics, merchant…
Making a Masonry Layout That Works Today
Many CSS experts have weighed heavily on possible syntaxes for a new masonry layout feature last year….
How to create a winning social media marketing strategy for your online store
Social media is a powerful tool for ecommerce businesses to connect with customers. In fact, 43% of…
Getting Creative With Versal Letters
A while back, our man Geoff Graham treated us to a refresher on the CSS initial-letter property,…
Harper Reinvents the Stack To Power High-Speed Digital Commerce
In a digital-first world where milliseconds can make or break a sale, sluggish web performance remains a…
A WordPress to Drupal CMS migration for DamFailures
The Goal The Damfailures.org team wanted a fresh, new look for their website. Something that would help…
Scroll-Driven Sticky Heading
Scroll-driven animations are great! They’re a powerful tool that lets developers tie the movement and transformation of…
The ten best organic marketing ideas for ecommerce
Organic marketing helps ecommerce stores grow without having to rely on paid strategies. While advertising drives quick…